Safety Posters
Top 10 Causes of Workplace Injuries
Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics & Workers' Compensation

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Rank & Injury

% of all Injuries
Cost/Year

Preventative Posters

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#1

Overexertion 

Injuries caused from excessive
lifting, pushing, pulling, 
holding, or throwing

25.7% 
12.4 Billion

Overdoing Poster #077

Smart Lifting #081

Lifting Safely
#141

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#2

Falls on 
same level

Ex: Slip and fall injury 

13.3%
$6.4 Billion

Clean Up Spills
#176

Watch Your Step
#082

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#3

Fall to 
lower level

  

10.8%
$5.3 Billion

Be Safe
Avoid a Fall
#076

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#4

Bodily reaction

Injuries caused from
slipping or tripping
without falling

10.0%
$4.8 Billion

Be Sure-Footed
#142

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#5


Struck
by object

Such as a tool falling 
on a worker from above

8.9%
4.3 Billion

Hand Tool Safety
#108

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#6

Struck
against object

Such as a worker
walking into a door 

6.1%
2.5 Billion

Safety on
Your Mind
#097

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#7


Highway
incident

4.9%
4.9 Billion

Seat Belt Safety
Blk & White
#127

Seat Belt Safety
#126

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#8


Caught in/
compressed by

4.4%
$2.1 Billion

Working with Machines
#078

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#9

Repetitive motion

Injuries due to
repeated 
stress or strain

4.0%
$2.0 Billion

Preventing Repetitive Motion Injuries
#165

Don't Learn the Hard Way
#099

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#10

Assaults/
Violent acts

Workplace Violence

      

0.9%
$0.4 Billion

In Your Face
#153

Zero Tolerance
#152

Unbearable
#049